The Burlington Historical Society
Publicly funded institution · Burlington, Ontario · BN 119217693RR0001 · Public Amenities · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($24,983) as filed with the CRA.
The Burlington Historical Society is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under public amenities. It appears on the charity register the way hospitals, universities, and other publicly funded bodies do — to issue tax receipts — rather than as a donation-driven charity in the usual sense. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $11K in revenue and $25K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 12% from donations, 51% from government. Government funding is the majority of its budget.
Compared with 521 public-amenity institutions of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 32% of peers.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Juno Beach Centre Association. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $6,402 in 2020 to $11K in 2024.
In its own words
We traditionally hold 8 Speaker's meetings per year in the Centennial Room at Central Branch Burlington Public Library. We continue to publish our monthly newsletter (8/year) and we continue to be active on social media and our website. Information is shared with our members via email and in person at regular meetings.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11K | $25K | $17K | — | $500 | $96K |
| 2023 | $11K | $500 | $8,361 | — | — | $110K |
| 2022 | $76K | $11K | $8,408 | — | $0 | $121K |
| 2021 | $8,892 | $13K | $9,983 | — | $0 | $55K |
| 2020 | $6,402 | $7,323 | $2,892 | $0 | $0 | $56K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
- Juno Beach Centre Association$500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Burlington Historical Society’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119217693RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.